Omaha daily bee., 1887-03-27
How An English Girl in Paris Roped In
Fifty Husbands.
SHE RAN A MARRIAGE AGENCY.
Her Victims Tell the Story Of How They
Were Dupe1.
TWO BRILLIANT RECEPTIONS.
A Remarkable Political Incident Which
Was Witnessed at One.
AMERICANS GALL ON THE POPE
What Missionaries from This Coun.
try Arc Doing in Asia Minor
Watching Matters Discussed
Talk with French
detective.
How She Roped Them In.

How She Roped Them In.
tCopyfght 1887 bv James Gordon Bennett.1
PARIS, March 26.-[New York Herald
Cable-Special to the BEE. THE Paris
police court decided, Thursday, a very anus.
ing marriage agency case, in which the hero
Inc, Miss Leal, had already exercised the
same industry in New York, Boston and
place called Bethlehem, somewhere In the
United States. Miss Leal is very pretty
brunette, tall, gracefully formed, and dressed
in the latest fashion. 1t appeared that
Madame Demartier started the marriage
agency in Paris two years ago in the boule.
ward st. Germaine. Miss Leal was presented
to over fifty different tiances of all ayes, from
twenty to seventy. She managed to reap
rich harvest of wedding presents. and at the
last moment when she was unable to break
off the engagement, she even went so far as
to marry her various suitors, carrying them
over TO England for the purpose. Miss Leal
afterwards sat up another matrimonial
agency in the rue Washington, right in the
center of the American quarter of Paris,
near the Champs Elysees. Her partner In
the new establishment was venerable ma
tron-like woman named Lepron. Even the
judges burst into laughter IN the court
and recited their piquant experience.
GULLED BANK CLERKS TESTIMONY.
The first called was named Lefevre. He
was little, red-faced bank clerk from Lin
ORes. The following Is his testimony: II
read In the newspapers an advertisement de-
manding young man, without fortune, to
be the husband Of young lady who had
fortune OF l, ,250, 900 francs, but whose moral
character had a petite tache. at once an
swered the advertisement, posing myself as
suitor. Madame Demartier wrote me by
return post, saying the young lady wished to
see me and judge Of my personal appearance
before marrying me. So ! started tor Paris,
and Nine. Demartier introduced me to the
pretended mother of the young lady, re-
spectacle looking lady of about sixty Next
day was introduced to my fiancee, Miss
Leal. l was perfectly charmed with her.
Nine. Demartier told me l must buy some
jewelry for my fiancee as o present.
went at once and bought 200 francs
worth Of rings and brooches and returned and
showed them to Nine. Demartler, who said
that was very little for young lady who had
got q million and a half of francs. went
of again to the jeweler and bou hit 1000
francs worth of presents. The marriage was
fixed for the 18th Of January. My iancee
and her mother meanwhile went to London,
where for eight days l accompanied Nine.
Demartier and my fancee and my future
mother-in-law to all the theaters and the most
expensive entertainments. Then we all
came over to Paris again, always at my ex-
pense. where they were made acquain ted
with my family. l at once wrote to my
mother and aunt to como to Paris. They did
So We all met in grand family banquet
w Va avi ha r<
discovered that my fancee was an adven-
turess, and after Miss Leal had addressed the
most violent language to my aunt and to my
mother, we three returned to Llmoge."
A DUPED MERCHANTS STORY.
Another witness was NJ. Francis Bols.
seau, q Lyons merchant He said: ~ an.
swered an advertisement In the papers In
which young girl with dowry of SOC, 900
francs was offered In marriage. Nine De.
Martier made me pay $50 francs commission
to begin with. She then took me to the
opera, where my iancee was pointed out to
me- She occupied the first tier box and was
accompanied by an aged femals whom was
told was her aunt, the widow of Spanish
general"
Here one OF the judges interrupted with
the remark:-"The evidence shows that on
the same evening there were four of you a,
opera, all admlring the same fiancee."
OTHER INTERESTING EVIDENCE.
The next witness was NJ. o. Latsoln, q
Parlsian hairdresser. lie stated the same
experiences as M. Boisseau except that the
Opera Comique was the scene of the exploit
instead of the opera.
NJ Desire DanchOt, a stock broker, with
large blonde beard and blue eyes. testified
"Mme. Dcmartier presented me to Miss Lea
as niece of an English lord and heress O
10000 frances. l wanted to marry her righ
of. paid at once small commission
about 300 frances-and invited the who'll
party to the theater. We then went to Lor
don, where we were married before reg
istrar. We had delightful honeymoon ant
In a few days returned to Paris"
The Judge--You even went so far as h
adopt Miss Leafs illegitimate child?
DanchOt-I consented to this sacrifice be
cause believed the mother to be very rich.
Other witnesses followed, all relating tn
same story with amusing variations.
ALIGHT SENTENCE.
The judge sentenced Miss Leal to fou
months imprisonment and Nine DemartieI
in default, as the police are unable to fin,
her, to three years Imprisonment. When tn
sentence was pronounced Miss Leal turne,
pale and swore at the judges in English an,
was dragged from the court room between
the two gen d. armes. Miss Leal Is of Eng
lish not American nationality.
PICTURESQUE INCIDENT.
All Paris rejoices that the bitterly col
weather and rumors Of war that the winte
brought In It's train are now vanished. Tn
warm spring weather, . sort Of harmony O
sunbeams and April showers, now reign 81
preme. The champs Elysees and avenue de
Acacias are crowded with promenaders. Il
carriages and on foot
The two great political events Of the wee
have been the reception given by . Germa
ambassador at Paris even since 1870, and a
present are not likely to forget the followin
picturesque Incident which happened there
few minutes after midnight-the exact mt
Ment that began the smperOr's ninetiet
birthday: Atone end OF the spacious thron
room and over the ateps represeuting tn